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Young People of Ireland…Are you there?

March 28, 2018

With the news of a visit from Pope Francis being confirmed on Wednesday 21st, it has made a lot of people very happy. There are also a lot of people that couldn't care less if it was the Pope or The Rolling Sto...

An Overview of Contraception in Ireland: the past, the present and the Papal influence

Cayla Williams

February 23, 2017

Sexual Health, Slider

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McDermott Family of 14, 1905 – Photo Credit: Richard Only fully legalised in 1993, contraception in Ireland has historically been a point of discord in what is known as a 'Catholic country.' Though contracepti...

Joe Capozzi Photo Credit-David Lisak_Bristlecone Project

Confession: Sex abuse survivor Joe Capozzi’s story

Scot Tanner

April 21, 2016

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VIDEO NSFW https://vimeo.com/158112260 Actor, writer and producer Joe Capozzi grew up Catholic and had known his local priest for most of his life. His priest had been a part of his family life, his soc...

The decline of Catholicism in Ireland

Caoimhe Rooney

March 18, 2015

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The next national census is set for 2016, however the previous one in 2011 revealed that 84.2% of the population identified as Roman Catholic; 5 years previously, 87.4% of people said Catholicism was their reli...

Mother and Baby Image Credit: Bridget Coila (Flickr)

The history of forced adoption in Ireland

Caoimhe Rooney

February 26, 2015

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In 2001, the then-Minister for Children, Mary Hanafin, introduced the first Adoption Information and Tracing Bill to Dáil Éireann. The Bill would attempt to criminalise adoptees by imposing a term of imprisonme...

The Decreasing Number of Irish Catholic Priests

Mary McFadden

March 9, 2014

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Photo from The Telegraph With the numbers of men joining the priesthood at an all-time low, one can't help but wonder about the future of the Catholic Church in Ireland. The role of a priest is vitally impo...

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